Legacy version of affinity
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Posted on Nov. 30, 2013, 10:40 a.m. by wnorris17
Hey all, I decided to make a legacy version of my modern affinity deck. I haven't purchased the Stoneforge Mystic yet so I would like to get public opinion on this deck before I spent the money. What do you all think? Particularly what do you think about the inclusion of Stoneforge Mystic and the Batterskull and Sword of Light and Shadow . Thanks!!! DECK Dem Artifacts legacy
Ohthenoises says... #3
Normally I see Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas in legacy affinity not Stoneforge Mystic . Is there a reason you're not running him?
Also, Frogmite > Memnite in legacy since you have artifact lands. He is also immune to Abrupt Decay which is huge.
Master of Etherium is also a normal include in legacy lists.
November 30, 2013 11:10 a.m.
Well I looked at Cranial Plating as a huge win con for me and said "I want that in my hand every game" and I figured Stoneforge Mystic could find it. Should I nix her and buy Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas ?
November 30, 2013 11:15 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #6
I look at it as Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas is another huge wincon. Say you have about 10 artifacts in play, One turn you +1 him to look at your top 5 and then the next turn you pop his ultimate and deal 20 loss of life (so damage prevention has no influence). If they survive that, you just gained 20 life so they are going to have a hard time overcoming that.
This is an example of Tezzeret affinity.
November 30, 2013 11:44 a.m.
There are decks that run Batterskull/Stoneforge Mystic for affinity, do you want a link to some of these lists?
November 30, 2013 12:04 p.m.
I'd love to see some Stoneforge Mystic lists. But as far as being competitive goes, is Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas better? Thanks everyone
November 30, 2013 12:26 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #9
Here are all recent top 8 lists so you can get a baseline. 2 are Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas and Stoneforge Mystic -less one has Tezz and the other has the mystic. The Tezz list had the best showing, taking 4th and the Mystic list had a 5/8 split.
This leads me to believe that Tezz is probably the best. Then again, I run a tezz list so I'm jaded.
November 30, 2013 12:31 p.m.
Epochalyptik, can you come and move this to the Deck Help forum?
November 30, 2013 1:02 p.m.
miracleHat says... #11
tezzy is versatile, which is a big plus. The most that mystic would do is search for a Batterskull . At the same time, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas can search for more artifacts, make your Cranial Plating s 5/5's (very fun to do). Finally, though i don't use it much his ultimate is game ending.
November 30, 2013 1:11 p.m.
Yeah after play testing I'm starting to see that Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas is pretty mean in legacy. Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'll do a little more play testing and make a decision!
wnorris17 says... #2
Sorry this was meant for the deck help forum. Just woke up lol.
November 30, 2013 10:57 a.m.